By Rebekah Rast – Things just got a lot brighter in the state of Texas when the federal government received the message: Don’t mess with Texas. Last Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a repeal of the federal government incandescent light bulb ban. […]

By Howard Rich – As Barack Obama eyes a weakening employment situation and an escalating bailout tab for government-owned lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, his administration is confronted by an untenable, imposing new calculus. Eager to extricate itself from the housing market, government can’t […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Wednesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Obama vs. ATM’s: Why technology doesn’t destroy jobs The Cut, cap, and balance pledge Zuckerman: Why the jobs situation is worse than it appears Obama’s economic lesson Efforts are underway in the House to stop Obama from making recess appointments The IMF uses $108 billion from taxpayers to bail out foreign countries The NLRB: A runaway agency Organized labor and green groups are well positioned to advance policy goals through shareholder activism Labor agency wants free pass for union thugs How could asking for an ID to vote be discriminatory? Obama shops for Libya advice that lets him ignore the law Walmart and discrimination

By Kevin Mooney — Without additional transparency and tighter enforcement of proxy-voting requirements, publicly-held companies could be pressured into accommodating political agendas that are detached from the economic interests of retirement funds, according to a U.S. Department of Labor Inspector General audit released in March. […]

By Robert Romano – “The only way Republicans’ leverage on the debt ceiling will work is if they’re willing to not increase the debt ceiling,” Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson declared in a recent plea for congressional Republicans. He wants them to hold firm on their […]

America needs the cut, cap, balance initiative before we become Greece.

Efforts are underway in the House of Representatives to stop Obama from having the ability of appointing controversial nominees during a Congressional recess. The efforts are being spearheaded by Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA). Rep. Landry, along with 77 House GOP freshman, sent a letter to […]

U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), David Vitter (R-LA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) have offered an amendment to the Economic Development Revitalization Act end the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) ability to use $108 billion taxpayer dollars to bailout foreign countries. It’s about time […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : To avoid double dip, remember 1980’s lessons Debt ceiling threat the only way… Rubio: Weak economy and high debt require immediate action Cartoon: Obama plays more golf than Rory McIlroy Supreme Court reins in trial lawyers in Wal-Mart case Weiner still hasn’t resigned… School choice is answer to American competitiveness woes California receives stimulus money to pay for unemployment checks… Good news: Support for nation building fades in GOP What Obama’s undeclared war in Libya reveals about the corrupting effects of power Welfare before the welfare state NLRB’s latest union bailout: quickie elections…

By Robert Romano – Since Rule 22 was adopted in 1917 as a way to bring an end to debate by way of a cloture vote (and modified in 1975 lowering the requirement to a three-fifths majority from two-thirds), Republicans have never had a filibuster-proof majority in […]